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Statements about Carl Heastie’s election as the new speaker of the state Assembly are pouring in. Take a look: From Minority Leader Brian Kolb: With the election of a new Speaker behind us, it’s time …

For the first time in 21 years, the state Assembly on Tuesday will elect a new leader. Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, is set to become the first African American to serve as speaker of the Assembly in the chamber’s 238-year history. A vote for speaker was set for 11 a.m…. ?
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From the Morning Memo: Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a veteran Democratic lawmaker from Manhattan, slammed the governor during a CapTon interview last night for his “heavy handed” approach to budgeting this year. Glick noted that Cuomo keeps stuffing more and more significant policy proposals into his spending plan, giving the Legislature what amounts to a “may… …

With seven hours to go in his 21-year reign as the Assembly’s leader, Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, said he’s supporting the man who will become his successor. Assembly Democrats emerged Monday evening from a closed-door meeting to officially announce their pick for the chamber’s next speaker: Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx…. ?
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Queens Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, the lone remaining challenger to Assemblyman Carl Heastie to succeed Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as speaker, issued a statement this afternoon congratulating her Bronx colleague on securring sufficient support to lay claim to the leadership post, but also said she would have “preferred” a vote on Feb. 10, as the Democratic conference… …

Delivering his first significant speech since the corruption scandal that took down soon-to-be-former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Gov. Andrew Cuomo today laid out a reform agenda and delivered an ultimatum to the Legislature: Pass what he has proposed as part of the 2015-16 budget, or risk a government shutdown. “I will not sign a budget… …

Assemblyman Carl Heastie, front-runner to become the next Assembly Speaker, vowed today to cap outside income for members of the chamber and consider banning it altogether in favor of a full-time legislature. …

Queens Assemblyman David Weprin just spoke to reporters outside the Assembly offices which for the third day since last week have been sealed and closed to the press, earning the moniker, according to …